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Tonchi · 04-14-2005, 12:55 AM

I had a fantastic time getting mine taken out. A case of red wine and a bottle of Percodan. Percocet is for sissies

I got all 4 of mine pulled in Albuquerque back in 1972. My orthodontist had wanted to get them done when I was in high school, but when they described how they were going to do it with just a little novocaine and tying me to the chair while they went at it with a chisle, I said no thanks. As a result, I waited until the pain of the one that was impacted was causing spots in front of my eyes before I inquired about it again. Lo and behold, in the interim they had invented sleep dentistry! All I had to do was leave work at noon, and by 5 pm I was home on the couch watching TV. The most unpleasant part of it was finding out that I was getting a shot in the buttocks to dry up the saliva, THAT part hurt. But the rest of it did not even smear my makeup. The experience was so simple that about 9 months later I had them pull out the molars at the back also, so that I could get braces again and not have to worry about the size of my teeth forcing everything out of alignment like had happened the first time.

It's really too bad you had such a horrible experience. It sounds like you did not get very good advice from the dentist who referred you to that surgeon.

04-14-2005, 12:55 AM	#5
Tonchi Victim of gravity Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hiding in plain sight Posts: 1,412	I had a fantastic time getting mine taken out. A case of red wine and a bottle of Percodan. Percocet is for sissies I got all 4 of mine pulled in Albuquerque back in 1972. My orthodontist had wanted to get them done when I was in high school, but when they described how they were going to do it with just a little novocaine and tying me to the chair while they went at it with a chisle, I said no thanks. As a result, I waited until the pain of the one that was impacted was causing spots in front of my eyes before I inquired about it again. Lo and behold, in the interim they had invented sleep dentistry! All I had to do was leave work at noon, and by 5 pm I was home on the couch watching TV. The most unpleasant part of it was finding out that I was getting a shot in the buttocks to dry up the saliva, THAT part hurt. But the rest of it did not even smear my makeup. The experience was so simple that about 9 months later I had them pull out the molars at the back also, so that I could get braces again and not have to worry about the size of my teeth forcing everything out of alignment like had happened the first time. It's really too bad you had such a horrible experience. It sounds like you did not get very good advice from the dentist who referred you to that surgeon. __________________ Everything you've ever heard about Fresno is true.